Anti-Apartheid Act and, 119
antibribery conventions and, 94–96, 98
Audio Home Recording Act and, 119
blogs and, 137–138, 140
Consumer Broadband and Digital Television
Promotion Act (CBDTPA) and, 119
content restriction and, 33
copyright and, 33
corporations and, 105–122
cybercrime and, 33
cyber-dissidents and, 34–35
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and,
94, 117–118
gambling and, 88–89
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118, 121
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 78–91, 92
international law and, 75–98, 117–120
Internet laws and, 32–34
legitimate state authority and, 44–45
public order laws and, 144
Security Systems Standards and
Certification Act (SSSCA) and, 119
self-determination and, 73
state equality and, 73
surveillance and, 45, 64–65
United Nations Human Rights Committee
(UNHRC) and, 79–82, 84, 86–87
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR) and, 49, 77–78
U.S. Constitution and, 79
user information and, 109, 111, 113, 116–
117
Lessig, Lawrence, 2, 106
Libraries, 34
Libya, 9, 321–324
Licensing, 32–34
London School of Economics (LSE), 124, 132
MacArthur Foundation, 128
Malaysia, 83, 138, 325–328
al Manar, 130
Mao, 130–131
Markle Foundation, 127–128
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
30
Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply
of Gambling and Betting Services (WTO
case), 88–89
Medical information, 44, 141
Mexico, 124–127
Microsoft
China and, 108–109
PowerPoint, 130
self-regulation and, 114–115
surveillance and, 115
Word, 70
Middle East, 3–4, 41–43, 105, 107. See also
Specific country
Military, 9, 129–131, 135–136, 149n40
Minority rights, 12, 133
Modems, 71
Moldova, 329–332
Morocco, 8, 333–337
MSN Spaces, 108–109, 114–115
Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI),
126–127
Multilateral Legal Assistance Treaties
(MLATs), 145
Murdoch, Steven, 4, 37, 57–72
Muslim Brotherhood, 36
MX record, 14
Myanmar, 6, 16, 37
country summary of, 338–342
human rights and, 133
political filtering and, 9
URL filtering and, 34
VoIP filtering and, 12
MySpace, 123
National Military Strategy for Operations in
Cyberspace, 149n40
National Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws, 38
National security, 42
dark nets and, 124–125, 129–134, 146
as motive for filtering, 9–12
public order laws and, 144
National Security Agency, 49
Naughton, John, 125
Nazism, 3, 12, 41, 43, 108
Nepal, 9, 343–346
Nesson, Charles, 51
Index
443
antibribery conventions and, 94–96, 98
Audio Home Recording Act and, 119
blogs and, 137–138, 140
Consumer Broadband and Digital Television
Promotion Act (CBDTPA) and, 119
content restriction and, 33
copyright and, 33
corporations and, 105–122
cybercrime and, 33
cyber-dissidents and, 34–35
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and,
94, 117–118
gambling and, 88–89
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118, 121
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 78–91, 92
international law and, 75–98, 117–120
Internet laws and, 32–34
legitimate state authority and, 44–45
public order laws and, 144
Security Systems Standards and
Certification Act (SSSCA) and, 119
self-determination and, 73
state equality and, 73
surveillance and, 45, 64–65
United Nations Human Rights Committee
(UNHRC) and, 79–82, 84, 86–87
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR) and, 49, 77–78
U.S. Constitution and, 79
user information and, 109, 111, 113, 116–
117
Lessig, Lawrence, 2, 106
Libraries, 34
Libya, 9, 321–324
Licensing, 32–34
London School of Economics (LSE), 124, 132
MacArthur Foundation, 128
Malaysia, 83, 138, 325–328
al Manar, 130
Mao, 130–131
Markle Foundation, 127–128
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
30
Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply
of Gambling and Betting Services (WTO
case), 88–89
Medical information, 44, 141
Mexico, 124–127
Microsoft
China and, 108–109
PowerPoint, 130
self-regulation and, 114–115
surveillance and, 115
Word, 70
Middle East, 3–4, 41–43, 105, 107. See also
Specific country
Military, 9, 129–131, 135–136, 149n40
Minority rights, 12, 133
Modems, 71
Moldova, 329–332
Morocco, 8, 333–337
MSN Spaces, 108–109, 114–115
Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI),
126–127
Multilateral Legal Assistance Treaties
(MLATs), 145
Murdoch, Steven, 4, 37, 57–72
Muslim Brotherhood, 36
MX record, 14
Myanmar, 6, 16, 37
country summary of, 338–342
human rights and, 133
political filtering and, 9
URL filtering and, 34
VoIP filtering and, 12
MySpace, 123
National Military Strategy for Operations in
Cyberspace, 149n40
National Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws, 38
National security, 42
dark nets and, 124–125, 129–134, 146
as motive for filtering, 9–12
public order laws and, 144
National Security Agency, 49
Naughton, John, 125
Nazism, 3, 12, 41, 43, 108
Nepal, 9, 343–346
Nesson, Charles, 51
Index
443